Posted on 06/01/2015 6:34:35 AM PDT by Kaslin
When I learned "Ol Mac Donald ... " I was taught to remember the line of animals in a progressive refrain ... kind'a like The Twelve Days Of Christmas
These kids sang three verses and chorus ... dog, duck and cow ... and they did not string them together each time
I spoke to one of the church lady teachers (a mainstream denomination was the brick and mortar for this pre-school), and she smilingly accepted my comment ... with appreciation ... and thanked me for my comment
I am SO pissed at whatever is being called "education" these days !
No pig? I wonder why?
perhaps that “brick and mortar” mentioned...was ...a MOSQUE!?
Universal Pre-K is a racist concept. It is pushed primarily for minorities who the politicians feel are not able to raise their kids properly without government intervention.
Around here, we call it the Appalachian Syndrome. The government used the images of barefoot hillbilly younguns to push for more resources for the poor children of Southern Appalachia. People bought it because they didn’t know anyone living there and it sure sounded good.
The stereotypes are no longer valid in some areas of life or education
The intent is the destruction of America through the destruction of an AmericaN
The citizen must not be allowed to DEVELOP free thinking, which is why (imo), memorization is no longer emphasized in ANYthing
Do not allow the brain to become strengthened and strong ... we'll have to invent another Viet Nam and kill off all the smart middle class men.
I guess reading to a kid is better than nothing. Kind of like giving a fish to a starving man. Of course teaching the kid to read for himself is what should always be done (at least by the time the kid is 4).
It almost always starts by reading to them.
Large value in both -
for a pre-Ker, reading to them gives them a love of books that carries over into the time after they learn to read.
How about this, instead?
The mother of the child, married to the father of the child, all living in the same home, with the father working to provide for the family, who are living within their means to the point that the mother can actually raise and nurture the child at home.
Yeah, I know. Weird and unworkable.
“The citizen must not be allowed to DEVELOP free thinking, which is why (imo), memorization is no longer emphasized in ANYthing”
That is a very good observation and evaluation.
I thank God I never had children. I used to consider it a curse but now I see it as a kindness to an old woman who does not have to witness the decline.
I sometimes think I'm off my rocker because of responses (or non responses) with some of the things I say .... not that I CARE if someone thinks that ....
/8^)
BTW ... I have about 500 volunteer cherry tomatoes that come up every year (I no longer plant tomatoes) that no body ever wants ... I can't sell a 10" healthy tomato (just because it's cherry) for $.50 !!!
First borns, on average, are more intelligent than later borns. Prof. Zajonc hypothesized that it’s because as more children are added to the family, the average intelligence of the family drops. If you assign a weight of 100 to an adult’s intelligence, the first child is born into a household with an average intelligence of 100. A second born is born into a household with a noticably lower average intelligence. If there is a large gap between the first two children, on average the second born will be more intelligent than if the gap had been small. .... So what would be the expected effects of putting two year olds in a room with 11 other two year olds and two adults?
I didn’t go to kindergarten. I started 1st grade at six and had straight A’s until I hit my teens. So I never saw the need for even kindergarten. I’m probably in the minority though. But time spent with parents who engage with the child is probably worth as much or more than the time spent in K or pre-K.
The fact that pre-k graduation is a thing that exists, is something that tells me there is trouble out there.
agreed
I briefly attended a pre-school called “Kindercare” because someone thought I should socialize with other children.
They tried to teach me my ABCs but I already knew how to read.
They made me take a nap on a hard plastic slab.
They stole my little toy car.
They put green stuff in my Velveeta shells and cheese.
And I got sick from all the germy kids.
And so began a lifelong hatred of school.
And gubner Marx Dayton is shutting down state gubmint unless he gets his precious-pre k for all.
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